El DeBarge, Eminem, Chris Brown and Other Stars of the BET Awards (Slideshow)

The 2010 BET Awards featured a number of captivating moments, including El DeBarge performing his past hits, Eminem’s emotional reading of “Not Afraid,” and Chris Brown sobbing through his Michael Jackson tribute. If the aim of any awards show is to launch a few search terms on Google Trends, then mission accomplished.

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